katiegoesmew A Dove's Tale
Through to the next round ✅

"Spelling and grammar are on point. There's a good amount of descriptive language used to establish the scene but not to the point that it's excessive. It also means that the pacing is good, generally leaning towards being brisk. That being said it doesn't feel too fast, just right. I absolutely already can see a bit of a growing friendship, and maybe even a fling between Chevalier and Ivetta moving forward. I've seen this exact type of story playout before, and I'm seeing hints of it in this one.

I would absolutely keep reading this moving forward, just to see how Ivetta and Chevalier's relationship develops."

flower-lilac  Nevertheless
Sorry this book has been eliminated ❌
Your judge really enjoyed reading your book, however they couldn't help but notice a few spelling and grammatical mistakes. Also, they thought your paragraphs were a bit long in parts and could do with breaking up a little bit to make it easier for people to read on a small screen.

zulayhatuh Hearts Intertwined in Jannah
This book is through to the next round ✅

"Strong points
1) Well developed characters
2) Perfect ending
3) Easy names
4) Well designed blurb

Suggestions for improvement
1) No impact through dialogues (it was quite light)
2) Simplicity concept was good but was not executed properly. It was plain and bland
3) Quite slow. Slow is good but the initial chapters were quite stretched, unneces description was not needed.
4) No regular twists or conflicts created especially in the initial chapters.

But overall a very good effort and well framed thought process which ended properly.
"

KPOP_CLUB_97 Lifestyle of America
Sorry this book has been eliminated ❌
Sorry to say that your judge was a little bit confused by the story and felt it needed a hook to bring more readers in. Also, they thought the the chapter only consisted of a mother and daughter having a conversation and there needs to be a little more too it than that. Perhaps joining a read for read book club might help you gain the feedback you need to really make the story come alive

InkandBlankPage_ Sifar
Through to the next round ✅

"Positive aspects

1) The strong plotline - This saved the book from going further down. The storyline of all the short stories was extremely good.

2) Depth and motivational words- the book had simple and beautiful philosophical words which had deep meanings that signified realities of life.

Negative aspects

1) Confusion- There was a mix up and lot of things were not ended properly. In the initially there was a lot of incomplete and forced endings.

2) Diverted from theme- Being honest, This book has short stories but it felt more likea non-fiction book to me. Majority of times I could see motivational and third person general writing about philosophy of life. The characters, dialogues are not the spotlight.

3) Unclear- the content page include the summary of short stories. In one if the stories I found a strong indicating a professor-student(not clearly specified what).

That it.
The concept was good bit the execution was not planned at all and was done randomly.
Started as a short story but the philosophical and motivation words overpowered so much that it felt reading a Non-fiction."

zulayhatuh Match Made in Jannah
Sorry this book has been eliminated ❌
While your judge really enjoyed the concept of this story, they found quite a few spelling and grammatical errors which harmed the readability. These are really easy to fix and you can do it for free with Grammarly app. Also, have you considered joining a read for read book club? That way you'd gain lots of constructive feedback on your work that would help you become a better writer.

Writix22 Quarter Life Crisis
Through to the next round ✅

"Positive aspects
1) strong plotline
2) good twists and emotionally touching
3)struggles have been shown clearly
4) excellent quality
5) Character growth
6) Theme Relevance was spot on.

Suggestions
1) very slow at the start
2) do add more characters next time"

LsAppSiv Mad Town U
Sorry this book has been eliminated ❌
Your judge thought the story was really fast paced but wasn't as gripping as they would have liked.. However, with editing and expanding the chapter to include more description in parts, it would have gone through. Consider a read for read book club to help gain more constructive feedback.

Watts_Writes Dirty Deeds
Through to the next round ✅

"I like the first chapter's start, it's a good hook. It's not terribly strong, but it does what it needs to and explains what the gist of the story is going to be about to some degree.

I like the characterization of the MC, and I think it's fairly strong. The subtle, environmental storytelling to establish relationships and past events without explicitly mentioning them was well done.

The explicit mention of car brands, music and whatnot can kind of date the narrative which I think could work to the story's advantage as it unabashedly takes place in a very specific time period.

So far though, 3 chapters in, the primary plot as slated in the blurb has yet to show any signs of unravelling - and the day to day of the MC doing her thing, unfortunately, isn't quite as interesting as I thought it would be. I'm not entirely sure what a fix for this would be, maybe show the difficulty of her job but in an engaging way (like there's mention of her intercepting a phone call, and while I assume she's a pro at it already - I think it would've been cool to see her do it, maybe run into some challenges along the way). "

Seong_Grace Best of Me
Sorry this book has been eliminated ❌
Your judge thought your story had tonnes of potential to be something great. However it does need some rather drastic editing as they noticed spelling and grammatical errors which made it difficult for the judge to read it. Some of the sentences didn't flow very well and your judge thought there was too much exposition. It's very important when writing that you choose a tense and stick with it instead of muddling the two together as this will interrupt the flow and make it hard to read.

MiniMoxx Royally Bumped
Through to the next round ✅

The characters are interesting, they are multi-dimensional and they are not perfect. For example, Lucas/Kai has a bold but also a sensitive side, and Mila is fierce but also emotionally vulnerable. Their meeting is written well and I like that they have chemistry and that he gave their "relationship" another chance before Mila finds out about the pregnancy. All in all, it's a fresh, modern look in the prince-common girl plot with a strong woman who knows what she wants.

I love the story! Despite it being a type of story I usually don't read, this is extremely well written. The pace is fast, the descriptions put you in the mood but without adding boring details and there aren't any spelling or grammar mistakes. The writing makes it easy to understand the story and plot is starting right from the first chapter. I will definitely continue reading it.

lostlovefairy Not My Little Sister
Sorry this book has been eliminated ❌

It's important that every book contains a strong hook to bring in the readers. Sadly this didn't have that. The story isn't described as well as I would have liked to have seen. I feel you're telling the story instead of using description to show the reader exactly what's happening here. I'm also a little confused as to why the story starts with someone sitting on the floor. It doesn't interest me as a reader as it needs improving. The best way to improve your writing ability is to join a read for read book club. This would give you regular feedback on your work from a variety of writers. I really think this would help you.

iburnrice A Love to Last
Through to the next round ✅

The prologue is intriguing. It easily hooked me in, and left me wanting more. Immediately chapters 2 and 3 come in swinging. Establishing Ellery and Mona's relationship as the best damned friends in the world (I ship it). I mean, damn, get yourself a friend like Mona who'd kick someone's ass for messing with you (in other worlds, hell yes the characters are worth reading about). "Syntax, grammar - all of that is good. The characters, at least the main ones, were introduced very strongly in the beginning. As per plot, I'm not *entirely* sure where it's going to go, as I only really have the blurb to rely on. But given that I like the characters, I'm eager to see where they go moving forward.

I would absolutely continue reading. "

strawberry1d The Smirk of an Oracle
Sorry, this book has been eliminated ❌
The judge who went through your book found quite a few spelling and grammatical errors which made it difficult for them to read it. They also found there were issues with the tense and that you used both words of the past tense, and the present which made it appear muddled. It is much better to choose a tense, past or present and stick to it while reading instead of using both and it looks unedited. I can tell from your writing that you haven't been doing this for very long. Writing can be very hard at times. It would be easier for you if you were to use either first person limited or third person when writing this story as I think that would look better than the muddled second person you have here. I think maybe it would be a good idea to consider joining a read for read book club to help you gain more feedback and help with your writing.

strawberry1d Starstruck
Sorry, this book has been eliminated ❌
When I read this book I could tell that this was written by someone who hasn't been writing as long as others in these awards. Writing a book can be hard, can't it? The harder you work, and the more effort you put into these stories of yours the better they will become. First, it's best to start at the beginning. When it comes to writing it is vital that you start with a hook at the beginning of the story. This is usually a short sentence that grabs the readers attention and makes them want to keep reading. At the moment, Starstruck doesn't have this. The ability to capture scenes and describe them in away that helps your readers to visualise what's happening in each scene is vital. It's much better to describe the scenes and to include your characters thoughts, feelings, and senses to bring the story to life, sadly, I didn't see any of this in Starstruck. I think it would be better to remove the images from the story. It is quite obvious these have just come straight from google and the chances are the creators of them haven't given you permission to use them. It would be better without these so you could use proper descriptive words to show the scenes instead of relying on them.

author_rosalin Burning Desires
Sorry this book has been eliminated ❌
Hello, I'm the judge that read your book for the awards. The first impression I had of Burning Desires was the fact some of the dialogue was in bold. I'm a little bit confused as to why this was as I don't come across this very often. There is no need to do this as it only makes your work look muddled. One of the main problems I noticed was the spelling and grammatical errors which made it really difficult to read. I think one of the best things you can do is to edit your work before you send it into anymore awards to give it the best start possible. Use free software such as Grammarly to help you correct these and make it more readable. Due to these reasons it will not be going through to the next round and had been eliminated.